The Swedish Center for Biomimetic Fiber Engineering is a new cross-disciplinary strategic center ofExcellence at KTH. Our research stems from the appreciation of the special and very useful propertiesof plant cell walls, characteristics which, from a long-term perspective, have the potential ofrevolutionizing the field of novel material design. Through detailed studies and knowledge miningconcerning the fundamental mechanisms responsible for plant cell wall formation, we set out to mimicthe natural process (Biomimetics) with the aim of creating new tools for the development of unique andadvanced tailor-made materials.

Nature’s design is our source of inspiration.

Our partners are the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), the Swedish University of AgriculturalSciences (SLU) and STFI-Packforsk. The strategic research center is financed by the SwedishFoundation for Strategic Research (SSF) and the partners. For more information on the center, see theunofficial homepage:www.biotech.kth.se/biomime/.

Registration

Attendance is free but requiresregistration for those who wish to attend the inauguration on August 24, 2006.Registration should be made by emailto “biomime@biotech.kth.se” no later than August 10. Please providename, affiliation and contact information for all attendees. Homepage: www.biotech.kth.se/biomime

Day 1

-24 August 2006–Preliminary program

Moderator: Pierre Guillet de Monthoux, Professor and Chair of General Management, School ofBusiness, Stockholm University, Sweden

14.00 Inauguration of the Center

Anders Flodström, President of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

Lars Rask, VD Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Ulf Carlson, Chairman of the Board of the Center

Tuula Teeri, Professor and Directorof the Center

14.30 Biomimetics and Nature

Julian Vincent, Professor of Biomimetics at University of Bath

Success with Biomimetics

Fredrika Spindler, PhD in Philosophy, Södertörn University College

Nature: A Philosophical Approach

15.15 Short Break-

Screening-“ Biomimetics Clipps”

15.30 Business and Product Development

Mats Johnson, CEO SweTree Technologies

From Innovation to Product: (Bio)Technology Transfer to the Forest Industries